Introducing Tom Ray of Gangrene Dream, an up and coming punk band finding its space in Melbourne. Tom, as you'll hear in this episode is a guitarist, a sound technician and producer within the music industry. During this time he was touring with a theatre show and filled me in on that experience along with his music career pre-Gangrene Dream and now with the band.

His openness to discuss navigating the Melbourne music scene and what is important to him as a multi-faceted individual in the music industry is highly appreciated. I think one quote from later on in the episode says a lot about his viewpoint on music making, living, and experiencing in Melbourne - one that is as you've heard by now not just felt by or said by him, but by others.

{about Melbourne as a music city}, "It just certainly doesn't have…nowhere else is as diverse, I think. I could go, I could take my skills to Sydney and do corporate audio visual and make a shit load of money. I'd be the smarter thing to do. But that's not why I do it. Yeah. But yeah, definitely. I think there's the variety of arts and music within Melbourne. I don't think I'd be able to do it anywhere else".

And that there is the reason why even I an American, is coming back to Melbourne, Australia. There is this magnetic pull towards the music culture and community that you do not want to leave. It's vibrant and worth saving through advocacy, research, community and sharing stories like this.

Thank you to Tom for the chat and stay tuned for the last 2 episodes to come out sooo very soon!

More on Gangrene Dream:

Instagram

Spotify

Linktree

To learn more about Musicians Australia (mentioned in episode):

⁠Instagram⁠

⁠Website⁠

To learn more about Rockin' and Talkin':

Instagram - feel free to reach out, leave a comment, a question, or a like!

Season 1 Playlist On Spotify- hear the tunes that are created by our guests

Patreon - gain access to the research paper ($15)

Introducing Anna Laverty, a producer, engineer, sound mixer and co-writer! Anna provides an alternative perspective to what makes not only a musician successful but what makes and can possibly make a successful and healthy music industry. She is an extremely talented individual and a delight to talk to.

Anna is definitely a change maker in within and beyond the Australian music industry. She noticed a gap in the Australian music industry, advocated and then created the Music Producer and Engineers’ Guild of Australia. Anna is a mentor for SongMakers, an APRA AMCOS program for high schoolers and was a speaker at BigSound 2024 in Brisbane. It makes sense why she was nominated in 2023 for Best Producer at the Music Victoria Awards.

She has worked with many talented musicians such as Lady Gaga, Florence & The Machine, Emilee South, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and recently Missy Higgins’ album The Second Act that hit #1 on the ARIA album chart in September. Albums that she has worked on have been nominated for an AIR (Australian Independent Record) award and Australian Music Prizes. You’ll even find playlists of music that she has produced or engineered on Apple Music!

Anna is a whirlwind creative and it was a pleasure to get connected to her through Chris O’Neill at APRA AMCOS - Victoria.

For more of Anna Laverty

⁠Instagram⁠

⁠MPEG Australia - Instagram⁠

⁠Website⁠

⁠SongMakers - Instagram ⁠

⁠Guest On - Vinyl TAP ⁠

⁠Show Reel⁠ - Spotify

⁠Linktree ⁠

I am back lovelies! I took a very needed break and I'm here to provide you a nice update regarding the rest of Season 1, current plans, and thoughts regarding a potential Season 2!

With my return I am in full swing and back in business to provide to you the last 4 episodes of Season 1 which will be episodes featuring producer Anna Laverty and musicians Tom Ray, Iso Buckley, and Fenn Wilson.

See you soon next week for a new episode!

George Carroll Wilson aka "Pollyman" is one talented, charismatic, and successful dude! This episode explores his music career from when he started as a young teen up to now with what he has experienced, what he is currently doing, and what he plans to be doing!

It's one episode that gives you a snapshot of what George is like to talk to and also a glimpse of who is he as a musician.

Thank you George for chatting with me - what a great friend, am I right?

Here's the best bits; info Pollyman and upcoming shows!

Pollyman (Socials)

⁠Instagram⁠ (follow for updates, personality, and demos)

⁠Bandcamp⁠

⁠Spotify ⁠

Shows

24/11 - Brunswick Ballroom (⁠Tix Here⁠)

Loch Hart Music Festival : 10-12 January 2025

Come see George play, I'll be there too come meet me. It'll be a 2 for 1 deal! (⁠Tix Here⁠)

Rockin' And Talkin' Pod

Wanna chat more with me and all things rockin' and talkin' head to our Instagram: ⁠⁠rockinandtalkinpod⁠⁠.

Curious about the research paper - ⁠⁠it's available on Patreon!⁠⁠

Listen to the music of everyone interview: ⁠⁠Hit Play For Rockin'⁠⁠, only available on Spotify.

See you all soon in a couple of weeks for episode 3!

This episode features Jess Maio [pronounced May-o]! A woman who does it all: a drummer in two bands Ramona Sky and Hot Machine, social media manager behind Ramona Sky, and is a booker for Sofar Sounds Melbourne! We explore her multiple lenses in the music industry, her experiences, and more.

Info on the bands and upcoming shows!

Hot Machine

⁠Instagram⁠

⁠Spotify⁠⁠

⁠Review of Leather and Steel ⁠

Shows:⁠

• 25/10 - Rowdy's Rager: Annihilation Time & Friends at The Tote - ⁠Tix Here⁠
• 9/11 - River Rocks 2024 at Barwon Club Hotel (Geelong) - ⁠Tix Here ⁠

Ramona Sky

⁠Bandcamp⁠

⁠Instagram⁠

⁠Spotify⁠

Shows:

• 04/10: Perseverance Hotel as support for Large Mirage - ⁠Tix Here ⁠
• 02/11: Hypnotise Single Launch at The Catfish - ⁠Tix Here ⁠

Rockin' And Talkin' Pod

Wanna chat more with me and all things rockin' and talkin' head to our Instagram: ⁠⁠rockinandtalkinpod⁠⁠.

Curious about the research paper - ⁠⁠it's available on Patreon!⁠⁠

A gorgeous and powerful chat with Romanie who has made Melbourne, Australia her musical and personal home after moving from Belgium. I met Romanie last Christmas through our amazing mutual friends, Fenn and George Carroll Wilson (stay tuned for their interviews) and Rom has become a close friend and confidant - very big sister vibes.

I am grateful that she made time to sit down with me and we were able to make this interview possible.

Romanie has big things coming up soon, see below!

Upcoming Shows:

• She is returning to Belgium as tour support for Trixie Whitley in October.

• She will also be taking the stage as support for Telenova in Brussels and Paris in late September (27th and 28th).

• Additionally on 29th of September she will be having a headlining show at Ringo Ghent in Belgium.

⁠All tickets are available on her website⁠

Social Media:

Follow her on socials for additional updates regarding her time in Europe, her return to Australia, and music.

• Facebook: ⁠Romanie Music⁠
• Instagram: ⁠romaniemusic⁠
• Spotify: ⁠Romanie⁠
• Youtube: ⁠Romanie⁠
• Website: ⁠https://www.romaniemusic.com⁠

Sign up for Romanie's newsletter too (they're super fun to receive)! ⁠Click here. ⁠

Are We There Yet?

To listen to her debut alternative rock album head ⁠here!⁠

Rockin' And Talkin' Pod

Wanna chat more with me and all things rockin' and talkin' head to our Instagram: ⁠rockinandtalkinpod⁠.

Curious about the research paper - ⁠it's available on Patreon!⁠

Oh boy! How exciting is it to say that Rockin' and Talkin': Indie Aussies is really coming alive!!! The trailer is the first bit to get you all excited about how this came together, what is to come, and who the lovely guest interviewees are.

It's always a fun time to start and share a passion project - especially one that will benefit these creatives, music industry research in Melbourne and all of Australia, introduce you to new music, and of course - help me spread the word and further conversations about advocacy for Australian live and recording music.

It's gonna be a rockin' time full of personality! You are gonna want to check out the music created by these individuals and lucky for you, here is a playlist that coincidese with this season: ⁠⁠Hit Play For Rockin' - Season 1⁠⁠

Don't forget to follow the individuals interviewed on their Instagram pages:

• ⁠Romanie Assez⁠
• Jess Maio (⁠Hot Machine⁠) (⁠Ramona Sky⁠)
• ⁠George Carroll Wilson "Pollyman"⁠
• ⁠Anna Laverty⁠
• Tom Ray (⁠Gangrene Dream⁠)
• Isobel Buckley (⁠Blonde Revolver⁠) (⁠Alien Nosejob⁠)
• ⁠Fenn Wilson ⁠

And don't forget to follow the Podcast's Instagram (⁠rockinandtalkinpod⁠) too, to stay up to date on all episodes, updates, and more!